Photo Diary: Team Bulls at the Houffalize World Cup

Though slightly outside the remit of our regular marathon and stage race coverage, these images from the Houffalize round of the UCI Cross-country World Cup last weekend are just begging for eyeballs. Taken by Sportograf photographers they capture the grit and energy of Team Bulls participation in the Belgian round of the international series. Bearing in mind this is an Olympic year, these World Cup rounds will take on added significance.

Scroll down for images, but first a quick look at results from the weekend:

Cross-country eliminator:

1. Brain Lopes – IBIS

2. Daniel Federspiel – notebooksbilliger.de-Team

3. Simon Gegenheimer – Ultra Sports Rose Racing Team

11. Simon Stiebjahn – Team Bulls

Women’s junior cross-country:

1. Margot Moschetti – France

2. Lena Putz – Germany

3. Sofia Wiedenroth – Germany

Men’s junior cross-country:

1. Romain Seigle – Definitive Spectra. TEC ASPTT

2. Andri Frischknecht – Scott – Swisspower MTB Racing Team

3. Keegan Swenson – USA National Team

14. Martin Frey – Team Bulls

Women’s U23 cross-country:

1. Yana Belomoyna – Biesse-Infotre Protek

2. Ekaterina Anoshina – Team Protek

3. Rebecca Henderson – Australia

Men’s U23 cross-country:

1. Ondrej Cink – Merida Biking Team

2. Robert Gehbauer – KTM

3. Julian Schelb – Lexware Racing Team

28. Simon Stiebjahn – Team Bulls

Women’s elite cross-country:

1. Catherine Pendrel – Luna Pro Team

2. Julie Bresset – BH-SR Suntour-Peisey Vallandry

3. Maja Wloszczowska – CCC Polkowice

Men’s elite cross-country:

1. Julien Absalon – Orbea Racing Team

2. Nino Schurter – Scott – Swisspower MTB Racing Team

3. Marco Aurelio Fontana – Cannondale Factory Racing

89. Karl Platt – Team Bulls